ASSIGNMENT OF GOVERNM ENT LANDS Land Cell - Andhra ...

The Andhra Pradesh Project – Affected Land CellAssignment Rules, 1961Telangana Area(G.O. Ms. NO. 1070, Revenue, dated 20 th June, 1961)in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 172 of the Andhra Pradesh(Telangana Area) Land Revenue Act, 1317 Fasli (Act VIII of 1317 Fasli) theGovernor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules:-1. These rules may be called the Andhra Pradesh project Affected LandAssignment Rules, 1961.2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) ‘Proect”means: (a) any irrigation or drainage work, the lands under which are liable forlevy and payment of betterment contribution under the Hyderabad Irrigation(Betterment Contribution and Inclusion Fees) Act, 1952 (Hyderabad Act V of1952), or the Andhra Pradesh Irrigation (Levy of Betterment Contribution) Act,1955 (Act XXV of 1955), as the case may be, and (b) any other irrigation ordrainage work, in the project estimate of which credit has been taken for the saleproceeds of Government lands, although the lands under such work may not beliable for levy of betterment contribution, and for the Government lands underwhich work no separate rules for assignment have been issued.(2) Projects under Investigations’ means projects for the investigation ofwhich provision has been made in he Five-Year Plan.(3) Project – affected lands’ means all lands covered by projects of thefollowing categories namely:-(a) Projects completed after the 15 th August, 1947; Projects underexecution; (c) Projects, the execution of which has already been sanctioned; (d)Projects under investigation.3. (1) Assignment of project-affected lands, shall be made subject (b) tothe payment of such market value as was taken credit; for in the final estimatesof the project concerned, in the unirrigated condition:Provided that the value does not exceed the price, which the lands mayfetch, if sold at the time of assignment.(2) No assignment of lands affected by projects under execution will bemade until the alignment of the main channels and distributes is indicated by theChief Engineer and the claims of the persons whose land might be required forthe purpose of the project are settled.4. Assignment of lands covered by projects under investigation may bemade subject to the liability of the assignee to pay such land value as may be40